Tag: presidential
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Fred Harris, former U.S. senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. He was 94. Harris’ wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear where he died, but he had lived in New Mexico since 1976 and was a resident…
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Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision to stop presidential endorsements days before election
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon founder who owns The Washington Post, defended the newspaper’s decision to stop endorsing presidential candidates, arguing in part that the move is a way to shore up credibility and combat perceptions of political bias. “Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania…
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Miami voters weighed in on the presidential race 6 months ago; here’s what they think now
MIAMI — With less than two weeks before the presidential election, NBC News and MSNBC checked in with a group of voters in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, where 69% of its residents are Latino. The county was once considered a Democratic stronghold but, in the last midterm election, it voted for Republican candidates for governor and…
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The Washington Post will no longer make presidential endorsements
The Washington Post’s editorial page will not make a presidential endorsement this year or “in any future presidential election,” the newspaper’s publisher and chief executive officer announced Friday. “We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or…
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Outside spending eclipses $1 billion in the presidential race, setting a new record
Outside groups have poured an astounding $1.1 billion into the presidential race with less than two weeks to go before Election Day, an NBC News analysis found, surpassing the record set during the 2020 election. That figure includes spending from super PACs and other groups not directly affiliated with the candidates’ campaigns and party committees…
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Arizona is a top presidential battleground. But the Senate and House races there are taking place in their own universe.
PHOENIX — Mesa Mayor John Giles, a Republican who supports Kamala Harris for president, is vexed by the disconnect between Arizona’s presidential race and what’s happening down the ballot. Polls show Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake, the quintessential Donald Trump acolyte, losing a significant slice of the former president’s voters to her Democratic rival, Rep.…
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Firefighters union declines to endorse a presidential candidate
The International Association of Fire Fighters announced on Thursday that it would not be endorsing a candidate for president this year. The news is a particular blow to Vice President Kamala Harris, since the union was the first to endorse Joe Biden’s presidential bid in 2020. In a statement, Edward A. Kelly, the union’s president,…
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Fact-checking the vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz
Vice presidential hopefuls JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in their first and only debate Tuesday night, squaring off on everything from foreign policy and the economy to the 2020 election and abortion rights. The debate was remarkably courteous — especially compared to this year’s presidential debates — but both candidates ran afoul of…
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Tracking topics during the 2024 vice presidential debate
Which subjects will Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz debate Tuesday night in New York City? Follow along to find out. NBC News will track the topics and how much time the candidates spend on each throughout the debate. The graphic below updates automatically.
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JD Vance vs. Tim Walz vice presidential debate: What to expect
When Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz take the stage in New York City for Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, it will be their first in-person meeting. But Vance and Walz have been nipping at each other from afar for weeks, playing the customary role of attack dog on opposing tickets. The…